Moquah Barrens Loop 1

On 2-Jan-2024 Cash and I walked a long (for us) loop of forest “roads” in the Moquah Barrens. Our walk began with a short stint along FR423 before turning onto FR448. FR448 looks to be an old railroad grade that is typical barrens habitat for the first (western) half or so before entering an area with some nice large pines before ending (to the East) in a large area that had been recently logged. FR449 is largely in typical barrens terrain but passes a small pond and excellent high scenic overview. FR818 is more typical barrens terrain. Overall this was a beautiful hike with pretty easy walking (it could be driven with a good 4WD truck). Details are below.

Overview Map

The extent of this walk is highlighted by the blue box in this map.

Map Key

See Iron River Area Overview page for segment color coding key and description for use of controls.

Walk-Specific Map

Take Note
  • Click on a segment to get specific information.
  • Numeric labels correspond to the same labels in the elevation profile and summary information below.

Elevation Profile

Images

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM trackID Primary Description Type Distance CumDist DeltaElev
1 FR42303 FR423 FR818 to Unnamed trail off FR423 Gravel 0.16 0.16 5
2 FR42304 FR423 at Unnamed trail off FR423 Gravel 0.24 0.40 -1
3 FR42305 FR423 -- Gravel 0.09 0.50 -9
4 FR42306 FR423 at Unnamed trail off FR423 Gravel 0.30 0.80 -75
5 FR44804 FR448 at FR423 Offroad 1.25 2.04 64
6 FR44805 FR448 -- Offroad 0.43 2.47 11
7 FR44806 FR448 -- Offroad 0.23 2.70 9
8 FR44807 FR448 at FR449 Offroad 1.05 3.75 27
9 FR44910 FR449 at FR448 Offroad 1.05 4.80 -70
10 FR44909 FR449 at Scenic Overlook Offroad 0.75 5.55 27
11 FR44908 FR449 at Scenic Overlook Offroad 0.36 5.91 45
12 FR44907 FR449 at FR818 [Main] Offroad 0.15 6.06 5
13 FR81803 FR818 FR449 to FR818 [Alt] Offroad 0.08 6.14 -9
14 FR81802 FR818 FR818 [Alt] to Deadend trail off FR818 Offroad 0.40 6.55 27
15 FR81801 FR818 Deadend trail off FR818 to FR423 Offroad 0.59 7.14 -66